NGC 7822 in Cepheus
Hot, young stars andcosmic pillarsof gas and dust seem to crowd into NGC 7822.At the edge of a giantmolecular cloud toward the northernconstellation Cepheus, the glowing star forming regionlies about 3,000 light-years away.Within the nebula, bright edges and dark shapes stand out in thiscolorfultelescopic skyscape.The image includes data from narrowband filters,mapping emission from atomic oxygen, hydrogen, and sulfur into blue,green, and red hues.
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